# alpaca\_trade\_api.rest.APIError: internal server error occurred

**URL:** <https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/alpaca-trade-api-rest-apierror-internal-server-error-occurred/7273>\
**Category:** Alpaca Trading\
**Created:** [November 1, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/alpaca-trade-api-rest-apierror-internal-server-error-occurred/7273 "2021-11-01T15:28:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tekton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e8c25b/32.png) [@Tekton](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/Tekton)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/alpaca-trade-api-rest-apierror-internal-server-error-occurred/7273/1 "2021-11-01T15:28:49Z")

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Hi, I’m getting the following error on my paper trading account when calling api.cancel\_orders(order.id):

alpaca\_trade\_api.rest.APIError: internal server error occurred

This is occurring with code that has been tested and used many times.

Anyone else have this problem or can advise what is going on?  
Thanks  
John

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**Author:** ![Tekton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e8c25b/32.png) [@Tekton](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/Tekton)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/alpaca-trade-api-rest-apierror-internal-server-error-occurred/7273/2 "2021-11-01T17:21:38Z")

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Looks like the Alpaca paper trading website is getting the same error. Could someone with Alpaca check?

Thanks

John